Blinkbonny

Apple

Origin/History

Raised by Cleghorn in Montreal, Canada.

Tree

Vigorous, upright spreading habit, very productive.

Fruit

Size: Medium or below.

Form: Roundish oblate.

Skin: Pale whitish yellow.

Stem: Long, slender.

Calyx: Closed.

Flesh/Flavor: White, rather firm, pleasant, subacid.

Core: Small.

Quality: Good.

Season

September.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 2 catalogs (1901–1913) from Illinois

Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913

View original book sources (1)

Blinkbonny. Blinkbonny Seedling. Raised by Cleghorn, Montreal, Canada. Tree vigorous, upright spreading, very productive. Fruit medium or below, roundish oblate, pale whitish yellow. Stalk long, slender. Calyx closed. Flesh white, rather firm, pleasant, subacid. Core small. Good. September.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Blinkbonny Seedling